Cabinet for the use and storage of an instrument



R. C. ROBERT Dec; 21, 1937.

CABINET FOR THE USE AND STORAGE OF AN INSTRUMENT Filed Dec. 1, 1936 FIELZ FIEJ FIE. :1

y w 2. M Attorney Lil Patented Dec. 21, 1937 canma'r roa 'rna USE AND STORAGE AN INSTRUMENT Ramon Casas Robert, Barcelona. Spain Application 2 Claims.

This invention relates to a cabinet for the use and storage of an instrument, such as a sewing machine, which cabinet is constructed to open and close, and adapted to support mounted therein the parts of the instrument, the whole being disposed in such manner that when the cabinet is open the instrument can be used for its purpose and when closed the parts of the instrument are fitted or disposed therein so as to be hidden from sight and completely enclosed within the cabinet.

The invention is illustrated, by way of example, in the accompanying drawing which illustrates a cabinet for the storage of a sewing machine.

Figure is a perspective view of the cabinet when close Figure 2 is another perspective view thereof with the door open and the machine in the position it is caused to assume for the closing ofthe cabinet.

.Figures 3 and 4 are two further perspective views of the cabinet in the open position, the sewing machine being in the position of use.

The cabinet comprises a three-sided casing having the lateral wall -I formed at the upper end with a recess or cut-away part 2 in the front which may receive a lateral edge of a table or cover 3 that is in fixed relation to. the door 4,.

which turns on hinges 5 and 6 such that it may be opened to lie against the outer face of the lateral wall I of the'casing, the table or cover 3 remaining at the level of the upper surface 8 of the rear part of the cabinet to serve as a work-table.

A drawer 9 is mounted below the table or cover 3. The front door 4 is also providedatthe lower part of its inner face with a receptacle Ill. (Figure 4.)

Within the'cabinet is provided a supporting part II which is disposed at the upper and rear part of thecabinet and may form the upper surface 8 and under which the head or frame of the sewing machine is secured by means of hinge members, such as l3, which allow the head or frame to be raised into the upright working position (Figures 3 and 4), or tobe lowered into a horizontal position within the cabinet.

when the head or frame of the machine is raised it is locked and supported in position by a locking spring l4, or other suitable means, which may be carried by the lateral wall I and may engage an arm upon the frame of the machine as shown in Figure 4. When the head or frame of the machine is lowered and disposed in the cabinet, it is held there on the closing of the table or cover 3 as indicated in Figure 2. 7

December 1, 1936, Serial No. 113,541 In Spain February 1, 1936 The fly-wheel l5 of the machine is carried on a. stub shaft l6 mounted on the lateral wall I of the cabinet as shown in Figures 2, 3, and 4. The treadle l8 (Figure 4) is secured upon an axle I! carried by the brackets 20, 20 disposed at the lower end of the lateral walls. A pivoted flap or top part 2| may be raised to form together with the table or cover 3, the work-table of the machine and is held in its raised position at the level of the top of the cabinet by means of a locking member 22a pivoted upon a pivot'pin 22b and formed with ahead or end notched or slotted at 120 to engage an opening in the catch plate 22 or by any other suitable means, as shown in Figures 2, 3, and 4. The flap or toppart 2| is provided with a slot 24 in which fits the lower part of the. head l2 of the machine; that is to say the member which carries the means for advancing the material being sewnn When it is required to close the cabinet, the flap or top part 2| is lowered into the cabinet upon the pivots 23, and lies against the wall I as shown in Figure 2.

The sequence of operations necessary to close the cabinet is as followsz-The flap or top part 2| is lowered into the cabinet and lies against 25 the wall I; the head |2 of the machine is then lowered into the cabinet and rests in a horizontal position as illustrated in Figure-2. The door 4 is then swung on the hinges Sand 6 into a closed position so that the table or cover 3 com- 30 pletely fills the recess 2. The cabinet then presents the appearance shown in Figure 1.

Should it be required to sew tubular articles, such for example as sleeves, the machine is set up as shown in Figure 4, that is to say with the flap or top part 2| lowered, so that the lower part of the head l2 of the machine is free to be inserted into the tubular articles referred to.

If the machine is to be actuated by an electric motor the fly-wheel l5 and the'treadle I8 may be dispensed with.

The cabinet may be constructed of any suitable material and more particularly of wood.

I claim:

1. A cabinetv for the use and storage of an instrument, consisting of walls forming a casing open at 'its front and top, an instrument connected with an upper stationary part of the casing by means whereby it may be suspended from said part in one position and may be swung theefrom to a raised position for use, means for supporting the instrument in the raised position, a door having a table integral therewith hinged to the casing on a vertical axis, whereby the door and table may be swung from a position in which 5 they close the cabinet into a position wherein the door lies parallel and adjacent one oi! the sides of the casing and the table forms an extension of the top face of the cabinet.

2. In a cabinet as specified in claim 1, a table for closing the open top part of the cabinet in the position 91 use 01 the instrument, said. table being adapted in form tor the accommodation of the instrument and forming a work table for the support of work, said table being attached to the inner face of one of the walls or the cabinet by means from which it may be suspended in one position and whereby it may be swung into the said position in the open top part of the cabinet.

RAMON CASAS ROBERT. 

